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“When Fayetteville-based photographer Connor Cockrell was growing up in Northwest Arkansas, the mountain-biking community was still in its infancy. But by 2016, the handful of “secret trails” he’d started riding as a college freshman had grown into the network of 300-plus miles of singletrack known as the OZ Trails.”

I WAS THINKING that I was going too far outside the box—like, playing too loose with the rules—but I just couldn’t stop myself. I wanted to break it out a little bit. I used to use Polaroids a lot, because I’m old—but I never did a point-and-shoot thing where you couldn’t control the aperture, you…

It wouldn’t be strange to see wildlife in the area surrounding Northwest Arkansas’ Beaver Lake. Deer, turkey, rabbit—they’re all known to inhabit the woods. But a bear wakeboarding on the lake? That’s something you don’t see every day.

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Arkansas Life magazine digs deep into The Natural State each month, unearthing surprising stories and exposing readers to new facets of a familiar place. To put it simply, we’re naturally curious—and we’re proud, like you, to call this place home.